cheek·bone

(chēk′bōn′)

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cheekbone

(ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn)

(Anatomy) the nontechnical name for zygomatic bone

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cheek•bone

(ˈtʃikˌboʊn)

n.

the bony arch that forms the cheek prominence below the eye; zygomatic bone.

[before 1000]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

cheekbone - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek

jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone

jugal point, jugale - the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone

bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

arcus zygomaticus, zygoma, zygomatic arch - the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone

skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

zygomatic process - a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch

cheekbone

noun

Related words
technical name zygomatic bone
adjective malar

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Translations

عَظْمَةُ الوَجْنَة

lícní kost

kindben

Wangenknochen Jochbein

ζυγωματικό

pómulo

sarnaluu

poskiluu

pommette

jagodica

zigomo

ほお骨

광대뼈

jukbeen

kinnben

kość policzkowa

maçã do rosto osso malar

скула

ličnica

kindben

โหนกแก้ม

elmacık kemiği

xương gò má

颧骨

cheekbone

[ˈtʃiːkbəʊn] N → pómulo m

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cheekbone

[ˈtʃiːkbəʊn] n → pommette f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cheekbone

n → Wangenknochen m, → Jochbein nt (spec)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cheekbone

[ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn] n → zigomo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cheekbone

→ عَظْمَةُ الوَجْنَة lícní kost kindben Wangenknochen ζυγωματικό pómulo poskiluu pommette jagodica zigomo ほお骨 광대뼈 jukbeen kinnben kość policzkowa maçã do rosto, osso malar скула kindben โหนกแก้ม elmacık kemiği xương gò má 颧骨

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

cheekbone

n. carrillo, pómulo, hueso malar.

cheekbone

n pómulo

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ag'in de logs under de winder; en de nex' time dey shoot, de twin say, 'Ouch!' ag'in, en I done it too, 'ca'se de bullet glance' on his cheekbone en skip up here en glance' on de side o' de winder en whiz right acrost my face en tuck de hide off'n my nose-- why, if I'd 'a'; be'n jist a inch or a inch en a half furder 't would 'a' tuck de whole nose en disfiggered me.

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If it were intended to conceal or divert attention from a deep gash, now healed into an ugly seam, which when it was first inflicted must have laid bare his cheekbone, the object was but indifferently attained, for it could scarcely fail to be noted at a glance.

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He must once have been a very strong man, but now his great frame, with big, knotty joints, had a wasted look, and the skin was drawn tight over his high cheekbones. His breathing was hoarse, and he always had a cough.

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It made his great nose protrude more arrogantly; it emphasized his cheekbones; it made his eyes seem larger.

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This head, with its remarkably broad brow and cheekbones, its handsome, sensual mouth, and its cold, majestic expression, was not disfigured by the approach of death.

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All three were wrapped to the cheekbones and over the ears, and wore jack-boots.

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Nesbit was not more than twenty-five, very small, with a pleasant, ugly face; she had very bright eyes, high cheekbones, and a large mouth: the excessive contrasts of her colouring reminded one of a portrait by one of the modern French painters; her skin was very white, her cheeks were very red, her thick eyebrows, her hair, were very black.

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The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.

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The brown face was leaner, the skin drawn tightly across the cheekbones. A slight twist had come to the mouth, which seemed frozen into bitterness.

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The poor creature had come out to the mines to join one of his fellow convicts, a delicate young man, a mechanic and a social democrat, with broad cheekbones and large staring eyes.

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His vivid black eyes rolled volcanically, his bronzed face, handsome as it was, showed at that moment a combination of high cheekbones with set white teeth, which recalled certain American conjectures about his origin in the Southern plantations.

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He carried a broad-brimmed hat in his hand, while he wore across the upper part of his face, extending down past the cheekbones, a black vizard mask, which he had apparently adjusted that very moment, for his hand was still raised to it as he entered.

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